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US4951542A
US4951542A US07/398,912 US39891289A US4951542A US 4951542 A US4951542 A US 4951542A US 39891289 A US39891289 A US 39891289A US 4951542 A US4951542 A US 4951542A
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    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D1/00General design of stringed musical instruments
    • G10D1/04Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres
    • G10D1/05Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres with fret boards or fingerboards
    • G10D1/08Guitars
    • G10D1/085Mechanical design of electric guitars
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    • G10D3/00Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/06Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards
    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D3/22Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material

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  • This invention relates to an electric guitar neck, particularly, to an electric guitar neck having a wood core and a fiber reinforced plastic shell for preventing the electric guitar from twisting and transforming.
  • an electric guitar neck is made of wood.
  • the manufacturing process of the known electric guitar neck comprises drying and molding the crude wood material into a predetermined shape. After a coating process, the electric guitar neck is achieved.
  • the known electric guitar neck of wood will be affected by moisture and climate to transform or twist the original shape. The quality of the known guitar is always reduced by this phenomena.
  • a known electric guitar neck is also made by carbon fiber reinforced plastic material.
  • the manufacturing process of this type of electric guitar neck comprises coating the carbon fiber with plastic material, pressing the product generated into a predetermined shape and acheiving the necessary parts to form an electric guitar neck.
  • the shape of the electric guitar neck made by fiber reinforced plastic material will not be varied with a change of temperature and moisture.
  • this known electric guitar includes a hollow neck, sound transmission is distored.
  • the hollow neck of the known electric guitar should have a predetermined thickness to maintain the original shape, and therefore the manufacturing cost of this electric guitar neck is very expensive.
  • the properties and the shape of the present electric guitar neck will not be affected by temperature or moisture.
  • the fidelity of this guitar is high.
  • the further object of this invention is to provide an electric guitar neck which is acid, base, and moisture resistance.
  • the other object of this invention is to provide an electric guitar neck wherein the manufacturing process thereof is very easily.
  • the fiber contained in the fiber reinforced plastic used in this invention is selected from glass or carbon fiber, and preferably, is carbon fiber.
  • the plastic used in this invention is epoxy resins, phenolic resins, diallyl phthalate resins, furan resins, silicons, acrylate resins or polyamides, polyethylene.
  • the plastic material preferrably used in this invention is epoxy resins.
  • the electric guitar neck of this invention comprises a wood core; a fiber reinforced plastics coating enclosing said wood core; and a surface adhering on the fiber reinforced plastics coating for locating strings or the like.
  • the inventor found that to apply a fiber reinforced plastic material on a wood core makes the electric guitar of this invention provide an effect which is superior to that of any prior art. While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the embodiments illustrated.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of this invention wherein the electric guitar neck is partially in cross-sectional view.
  • the present electric guitar neck 1 comprises a wood core portion 2 and a fiber reinforced plastics coating 3.
  • a fingerboard 4 is adhered on the fiber reinforced plastics coating 3 for supporting strings or the like thereon.
  • the manufacturing process of the present electric guitar neck 1 comprises drying the crude wood and mechanical molding wood to the outer shape of the wood core portion 2. Carbon fibers is applied with epoxy resins to form fibers reinforced plastic. Fibers reinforced plastic 3 is applied on wood core 2 to form an outer shell by pressing molding. A fingerboard 4 for holding strings is adhered on the fiber reinforced plastic 3. Therefore, the electric guitar neck 1 of this invention is achieved.

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An electric guitar neck comprises a wood core; a fiber reinforced plastics coating enclosing the wood core; and a fingerboard adhered on the fiber reinforced plastics coating for supporting strings.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an electric guitar neck, particularly, to an electric guitar neck having a wood core and a fiber reinforced plastic shell for preventing the electric guitar from twisting and transforming.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventionally, an electric guitar neck is made of wood. The manufacturing process of the known electric guitar neck comprises drying and molding the crude wood material into a predetermined shape. After a coating process, the electric guitar neck is achieved. However, in use, the known electric guitar neck of wood will be affected by moisture and climate to transform or twist the original shape. The quality of the known guitar is always reduced by this phenomena.
According to the disadvantage of the prior electric guitar neck, a known electric guitar neck is also made by carbon fiber reinforced plastic material. The manufacturing process of this type of electric guitar neck comprises coating the carbon fiber with plastic material, pressing the product generated into a predetermined shape and acheiving the necessary parts to form an electric guitar neck. The shape of the electric guitar neck made by fiber reinforced plastic material will not be varied with a change of temperature and moisture. However, since this known electric guitar includes a hollow neck, sound transmission is distored. Furthermore, the hollow neck of the known electric guitar should have a predetermined thickness to maintain the original shape, and therefore the manufacturing cost of this electric guitar neck is very expensive.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide an electric guitar neck made by a wood core and a fiber reinforced plastic shell. The properties and the shape of the present electric guitar neck will not be affected by temperature or moisture. The fidelity of this guitar is high.
The further object of this invention is to provide an electric guitar neck which is acid, base, and moisture resistance.
The other object of this invention is to provide an electric guitar neck wherein the manufacturing process thereof is very easily.
The fiber contained in the fiber reinforced plastic used in this invention is selected from glass or carbon fiber, and preferably, is carbon fiber. The plastic used in this invention is epoxy resins, phenolic resins, diallyl phthalate resins, furan resins, silicons, acrylate resins or polyamides, polyethylene. The plastic material preferrably used in this invention is epoxy resins.
The electric guitar neck of this invention comprises a wood core; a fiber reinforced plastics coating enclosing said wood core; and a surface adhering on the fiber reinforced plastics coating for locating strings or the like. The inventor found that to apply a fiber reinforced plastic material on a wood core makes the electric guitar of this invention provide an effect which is superior to that of any prior art. While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the embodiments illustrated.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of this invention wherein the electric guitar neck is partially in cross-sectional view.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the Drawing, the present electric guitar neck 1 comprises a wood core portion 2 and a fiber reinforced plastics coating 3. A fingerboard 4 is adhered on the fiber reinforced plastics coating 3 for supporting strings or the like thereon. The manufacturing process of the present electric guitar neck 1 comprises drying the crude wood and mechanical molding wood to the outer shape of the wood core portion 2. Carbon fibers is applied with epoxy resins to form fibers reinforced plastic. Fibers reinforced plastic 3 is applied on wood core 2 to form an outer shell by pressing molding. A fingerboard 4 for holding strings is adhered on the fiber reinforced plastic 3. Therefore, the electric guitar neck 1 of this invention is achieved.
While specific embodiments have been illustrated and described, numerous modifications come to mind without significantly departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of protection is only limited by the scope of the accompanying claims.

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What is claimed is:
1. An electric guitar neck, comprising:
a wood core;
a fiber reinforced plastics coating enclosing said wood core, the plastics contained in said fiber resinforced plastics coating being selected from epoxy resins, phenolic resins, diallyl phthalate resins, furan resins, silicone, acrylate resins, polyamides, and polyethylene, the fibers in said fiber reinforced plastics coating being selected from glass and carbon fibers; and
a fingerboard adhered on said fiber reinforced plastics coating for supporting strings.
2. An electric guitar neck as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plastics is epoxy resins.
3. An electric guitar neck as claimed in claim 2, wherein said fiber reinforced plastics coating is applied to said wood core by a pressing molding method.
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US5337644A (en) * 1989-05-15 1994-08-16 Korg/Fishpark Associates Stringed musical instrument with multi-laminate fretboard
USD404060S (en) 1997-01-10 1999-01-12 Peavey Electronics Corporation Guitar peghead
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USD416279S (en) 1999-01-06 1999-11-09 Herbold James F Guitar head and neck assembly
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US6888055B2 (en) * 2002-07-08 2005-05-03 Fender Musical Instruments Guitar neck support rod
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US7531729B1 (en) 2006-07-26 2009-05-12 Stephen Davis Neck assembly for a musical instrument
WO2012090145A1 (en) * 2010-12-28 2012-07-05 Hellinge Andreas Elements to improve the sound quality of stringed musical instruments
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US9355619B2 (en) 2008-12-30 2016-05-31 Allred & Associates Inc. Adjustable neck stiffener for stringed musical instruments
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US5171616A (en) * 1989-03-13 1992-12-15 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Structural-member for musical instrument and method of manufacturing the same
US5337644A (en) * 1989-05-15 1994-08-16 Korg/Fishpark Associates Stringed musical instrument with multi-laminate fretboard
USD349720S (en) 1991-08-30 1994-08-16 Young Chang Akki (Europe) GmbH Guitar head stock
USD404060S (en) 1997-01-10 1999-01-12 Peavey Electronics Corporation Guitar peghead
BE1011269A3 (en) * 1997-07-09 1999-07-06 Valcke Fritz String instrument, the neck for such a string instrument and a method for manufacturing one
USD416935S (en) * 1998-07-17 1999-11-23 Peavey Electronics Corporation Guitar peghead
USD416279S (en) 1999-01-06 1999-11-09 Herbold James F Guitar head and neck assembly
US6774292B2 (en) * 2001-03-28 2004-08-10 Lynn Ray Mace Graphite/carbon fiber and wood neck for a stringed musical instrument using force vector controlled geometry
US6888055B2 (en) * 2002-07-08 2005-05-03 Fender Musical Instruments Guitar neck support rod
CN100435210C (en) * 2003-12-08 2008-11-19 朱富良 Arch bar of stringed instrument made from carbon fiber and preparation technique
USD516608S1 (en) * 2004-08-18 2006-03-07 First Act, Inc. Headstock for a stringed musical instrument
US7531729B1 (en) 2006-07-26 2009-05-12 Stephen Davis Neck assembly for a musical instrument
US20080202309A1 (en) * 2007-02-22 2008-08-28 Wiswell John R Musical instrument and method of construction therefor
US8962956B2 (en) 2008-12-30 2015-02-24 Allred & Associates Inc. Neck stiffener for stringed musical instruments
US9355619B2 (en) 2008-12-30 2016-05-31 Allred & Associates Inc. Adjustable neck stiffener for stringed musical instruments
WO2012090145A1 (en) * 2010-12-28 2012-07-05 Hellinge Andreas Elements to improve the sound quality of stringed musical instruments
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US10199016B2 (en) * 2010-12-28 2019-02-05 Andreas Hellinge Elements to improve the sound quality of stringed musical instruments
US10115378B1 (en) 2011-02-24 2018-10-30 Kurt Jennings Laser etched stringed instrument and method of manufacture
US20140060282A1 (en) * 2011-05-05 2014-03-06 Hiroshi Kugo Tools for bowed string musical instruments
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